On
day one, six enrollments nationwide, by the end of October, 27,000 people
managed to sign up and there were 137,000 by the end of November.

The
White House says things are getting on track and of the 1.1 million people the
administration says are enrolled through HealthCare.gov, the overwhelming
majority, 975,000, registered in December.

“I think the first year is
going to be more successful than most people think,” said former Vermont Gov. Howard
Dean on "Fox News Sunday." “I think people will have insurance that didn't have
it before.”

It's still unclear who exactly is signing up, and the administration needs the young
and healthy to enroll in large numbers in order to support the system. Also, there
are concerns that Americans could experience complications trying to use their
new insurance when it kicks in, a point Republicans are eager to make

“Obamacare is a reality,”
said House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. Sunday on NBC’s “Meet
the Press. “Unfortunately, it's a failed program that is taking a less than
perfect health care system from the standpoint of cost and making it worse.”

CBS News’ Jan Crawford
said the 1.1 million is the count from 36 states, who are using HealthCare.gov
and therefore is not a complete picture of enrollment. She said there should
have a better assessment in January, when the government is expected to release
a full 50 state report.

The administration set a goal of 7 million sign-ups by
the time open enrollment ends in March.